ANAHEIM - Rangers fans who stayed up late for these last couple games in California certainly have been treated to some nail-biting hockey. Not the kind of excitement David Quinn's team was hoping to deliver - but certainly the results they wanted to bring home.
The Rangers' Wild West road trip wrapped up on Thursday night with another frantic finish and another Blueshirts victory. For the third straight game, the Rangers surrendered a goal in the final minute of regulation - but for the second time in three nights they regrouped, refocused and reeled in two points.
Rickard Rakell scored this one for Anaheim, a game-tying goal with 25.3 seconds to play, but Alexandar Georgiev, in his first career shootout, stymied both Ducks to face him, while the Killer Z's - Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad - each beat John Gibson to give the Rangers a thrilling, if nerve-racking, 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks and back-to-back victories for the first time in 2018-19.
Rangers End Road Trip With 3-2 Shootout Win Over Ducks
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